Artists are staying connected with fans thanks to livestreams and listening parties, but most people agree they can’t wait to be at a concert again 💕
on tour while temporarily living in Toronto, but the rescheduling of these shows may put a stop to those plans. As a source of positivity, Nobre has been tuning into the livestreams and radio shows that Horan and Styles, respectively, have participated in. “Watching them in their homes, simply singing and playing for us, shows that they’re experiencing everything with us and that they care, because they wouldn’t do it otherwise,” said Nobre.
Free concert streams are a more affordable alternative to live shows, where the average concert ticket price in 2019, according to, was $94.83, with over 39 million tickets sold throughout North America. But it’s proved difficult to replicate the energy produced in a live setting through a screen. “I love what they’re doing to get people to watch while we all social distance,” said Annelise Mendez, “But at the same time it’s just like watching a YouTube video at this point.
While isolated, music fans have been turning to online communities for the person-to-person connection that seems to be missing from livestreams. Jake Wilding was one of threefans who helped to organize a listening party of the band’s music on April 8. “Coming into this pandemic, it was clear that a lot of people were feeling low,” said Wilding. “We just wanted to see how we could help.
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